
| County |
2006 Projected Population |
2006 LCDC Total |
Ratio of 2006 Population per LCDC* |
Ratio of LCDC per 100,000 Population |
Rank |
| Anderson |
57,688 |
12 |
4,807 |
20.8 |
61 |
| Andrews |
13,715 |
1 |
13,715 |
7.3 |
153 |
| Angelina |
84,472 |
17 |
4,969 |
20.1 |
66 |
| Aransas |
24,192 |
3 |
8,064 |
12.4 |
113 |
| Archer |
9,720 |
1 |
9,720 |
10.3 |
125 |
| Armstrong |
2,228 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Atascosa |
44,029 |
4 |
11,007 |
9.1 |
134 |
| Austin |
27,504 |
2 |
13,752 |
7.3 |
154 |
| Bailey |
7,016 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Bandera |
21,062 |
4 |
5,266 |
19.0 |
72 |
| Bastrop |
74,510 |
16 |
4,657 |
21.5 |
54 |
| Baylor |
4,036 |
2 |
2,018 |
49.6 |
6 |
| Bee |
33,819 |
5 |
6,764 |
14.8 |
100 |
| Bell |
258,953 |
55 |
4,708 |
21.2 |
55 |
| Bexar |
1,514,039 |
294 |
5,150 |
19.4 |
68 |
| Blanco |
9,740 |
1 |
9,740 |
10.3 |
126 |
| Borden |
758 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Bosque |
18,375 |
1 |
18,375 |
5.4 |
166 |
| Bowie |
91,466 |
17 |
5,380 |
18.6 |
77 |
| Brazoria |
279,602 |
65 |
4,302 |
23.2 |
45 |
| Brazos |
168,445 |
25 |
6,738 |
14.8 |
99 |
| Brewster |
9,630 |
1 |
9,630 |
10.4 |
124 |
| Briscoe |
1,868 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Brooks |
8,437 |
2 |
4,219 |
23.7 |
43 |
| Brown |
39,621 |
17 |
2,331 |
42.9 |
11 |
| Burleson |
18,247 |
3 |
6,082 |
16.4 |
87 |
| Burnet |
39,565 |
16 |
2,473 |
40.4 |
12 |
| Caldwell |
39,748 |
6 |
6,625 |
15.1 |
95 |
| Calhoun |
22,315 |
4 |
5,579 |
17.9 |
80 |
| Callahan |
12,989 |
1 |
12,989 |
7.7 |
148 |
| Cameron |
392,377 |
28 |
14,013 |
7.1 |
155 |
| Camp |
12,888 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Carson |
6,604 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Cass |
30,276 |
3 |
10,092 |
9.9 |
128 |
| Castro |
8,755 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Chambers |
32,708 |
3 |
10,903 |
9.2 |
133 |
| Cherokee |
49,852 |
6 |
8,309 |
12.0 |
116 |
| Childress |
7,891 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Clay |
11,578 |
2 |
5,789 |
17.3 |
84 |
| Cochran |
3,969 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Coke |
3,934 |
1 |
3,934 |
25.4 |
38 |
| Coleman |
9,061 |
2 |
4,531 |
22.1 |
52 |
| Collin |
697,668 |
58 |
12,029 |
8.3 |
143 |
| Collingsworth |
3,276 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Colorado |
21,616 |
3 |
7,205 |
13.9 |
105 |
| Comal |
95,238 |
17 |
5,602 |
17.9 |
82 |
| Comanche |
14,306 |
3 |
4,769 |
21.0 |
58 |
| Concho |
4,116 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Cooke |
39,167 |
4 |
9,792 |
10.2 |
127 |
| Coryell |
80,681 |
21 |
3,842 |
26.0 |
32 |
| Cottle |
1,895 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Crane |
4,243 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Crockett |
4,456 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Crosby |
7,389 |
1 |
7,389 |
13.5 |
106 |
| Culberson |
3,208 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Dallam |
6,682 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Dallas |
2,385,141 |
333 |
7,163 |
14.0 |
103 |
| Dawson |
15,212 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Deaf Smith |
19,467 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Delta |
5,365 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Denton |
595,367 |
56 |
10,632 |
9.4 |
132 |
| De Witt |
20,733 |
1 |
20,733 |
4.8 |
171 |
| Dickens |
2,745 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Dimmit |
10,684 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Donley |
3,848 |
1 |
3,848 |
26.0 |
33 |
| Duval |
13,716 |
4 |
3,429 |
29.2 |
28 |
| Eastland |
18,624 |
7 |
2,661 |
37.6 |
13 |
| Ector |
126,989 |
33 |
3,848 |
26.0 |
34 |
| Edwards |
2,238 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Ellis |
137,541 |
15 |
9,169 |
10.9 |
120 |
| El Paso |
751,585 |
105 |
7,158 |
14.0 |
102 |
| Erath |
36,085 |
9 |
4,009 |
24.9 |
39 |
| Falls |
19,429 |
4 |
4,857 |
20.6 |
62 |
| Fannin |
33,555 |
7 |
4,794 |
20.9 |
60 |
| Fayette |
23,595 |
6 |
3,933 |
25.4 |
37 |
| Fisher |
4,293 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Floyd |
8,115 |
2 |
4,058 |
24.6 |
41 |
| Foard |
1,606 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Fort Bend |
470,524 |
86 |
5,471 |
18.3 |
78 |
| Franklin |
9,458 |
1 |
9,458 |
10.6 |
123 |
| Freestone |
19,603 |
3 |
6,534 |
15.3 |
93 |
| Frio |
17,821 |
1 |
17,821 |
5.6 |
165 |
| Gaines |
15,395 |
1 |
15,395 |
6.5 |
158 |
| Galveston |
274,862 |
77 |
3,570 |
28.0 |
30 |
| Garza |
5,299 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Gillespie |
22,614 |
3 |
7,538 |
13.3 |
109 |
| Glasscock |
1,494 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Goliad |
7,494 |
1 |
7,494 |
13.3 |
107 |
| Gonzales |
20,255 |
4 |
5,064 |
19.7 |
67 |
| Gray |
22,522 |
2 |
11,261 |
8.9 |
137 |
| Grayson |
118,401 |
25 |
4,736 |
21.1 |
56 |
| Gregg |
117,233 |
42 |
2,791 |
35.8 |
15 |
| Grimes |
26,124 |
5 |
5,225 |
19.1 |
71 |
| Guadalupe |
106,387 |
19 |
5,599 |
17.9 |
81 |
| Hale |
37,240 |
13 |
2,865 |
34.9 |
17 |
| Hall |
3,902 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hamilton |
8,502 |
3 |
2,834 |
35.3 |
16 |
| Hansford |
5,676 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hardeman |
4,765 |
1 |
4,765 |
21.0 |
57 |
| Hardin |
51,121 |
5 |
10,224 |
9.8 |
129 |
| Harris |
3,778,101 |
708 |
5,336 |
18.7 |
76 |
| Harrison |
65,824 |
7 |
9,403 |
10.6 |
122 |
| Hartley |
5,688 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Haskell |
6,123 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hays |
138,573 |
36 |
3,849 |
26.0 |
35 |
| Hemphill |
3,632 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Henderson |
80,476 |
12 |
6,706 |
14.9 |
98 |
| Hidalgo |
701,542 |
66 |
10,629 |
9.4 |
131 |
| Hill |
35,952 |
6 |
5,992 |
16.7 |
86 |
| Hockley |
23,446 |
1 |
23,446 |
4.3 |
174 |
| Hood |
48,898 |
8 |
6,112 |
16.4 |
88 |
| Hopkins |
33,393 |
7 |
4,770 |
21.0 |
59 |
| Houston |
23,845 |
1 |
23,845 |
4.2 |
175 |
| Howard |
34,398 |
7 |
4,914 |
20.4 |
65 |
| Hudspeth |
3,697 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hunt |
91,085 |
10 |
9,109 |
11.0 |
119 |
| Hutchinson |
23,525 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Irion |
1,843 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jack |
8,941 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jackson |
15,313 |
1 |
15,313 |
6.5 |
157 |
| Jasper |
37,310 |
2 |
18,655 |
5.4 |
167 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,275 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jefferson |
254,119 |
59 |
4,307 |
23.2 |
46 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,687 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jim Wells |
42,163 |
8 |
5,270 |
19.0 |
74 |
| Johnson |
153,345 |
13 |
11,796 |
8.5 |
141 |
| Jones |
20,905 |
6 |
3,484 |
28.7 |
29 |
| Karnes |
16,603 |
2 |
8,302 |
12.0 |
115 |
| Kaufman |
92,168 |
14 |
6,583 |
15.2 |
94 |
| Kendall |
28,750 |
13 |
2,212 |
45.2 |
8 |
| Kenedy |
445 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kent |
853 |
1 |
853 |
117.2 |
3 |
| Kerr |
46,442 |
58 |
801 |
124.9 |
2 |
| Kimble |
4,640 |
2 |
2,320 |
43.1 |
10 |
| King |
367 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kinney |
3,541 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kleberg |
33,862 |
8 |
4,233 |
23.6 |
44 |
| Knox |
4,295 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lamar |
50,014 |
7 |
7,145 |
14.0 |
101 |
| Lamb |
15,313 |
2 |
7,657 |
13.1 |
110 |
| Lampasas |
20,597 |
12 |
1,716 |
58.3 |
5 |
| La Salle |
6,473 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lavaca |
19,618 |
1 |
19,618 |
5.1 |
169 |
| Lee |
17,550 |
6 |
2,925 |
34.2 |
18 |
| Leon |
16,769 |
1 |
16,769 |
6.0 |
164 |
| Liberty |
81,706 |
6 |
13,618 |
7.3 |
151 |
| Limestone |
23,661 |
2 |
11,831 |
8.5 |
142 |
| Lipscomb |
3,129 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Live Oak |
12,664 |
1 |
12,664 |
7.9 |
146 |
| Llano |
18,966 |
6 |
3,161 |
31.6 |
21 |
| Loving |
66 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lubbock |
256,791 |
79 |
3,251 |
30.8 |
22 |
| Lynn |
6,856 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| McCulloch |
8,550 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| McLennan |
223,768 |
42 |
5,328 |
18.8 |
75 |
| McMullen |
863 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Madison |
13,636 |
1 |
13,636 |
7.3 |
152 |
| Marion |
11,224 |
1 |
11,224 |
8.9 |
136 |
| Martin |
5,083 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Mason |
3,814 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Matagorda |
39,833 |
7 |
5,690 |
17.6 |
83 |
| Maverick |
51,509 |
4 |
12,877 |
7.8 |
147 |
| Medina |
43,811 |
9 |
4,868 |
20.5 |
63 |
| Menard |
2,391 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Midland |
119,401 |
36 |
3,317 |
30.2 |
25 |
| Milam |
26,336 |
5 |
5,267 |
19.0 |
73 |
| Mills |
5,207 |
1 |
5,207 |
19.2 |
70 |
| Mitchell |
9,961 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Montague |
19,498 |
1 |
19,498 |
5.1 |
168 |
| Montgomery |
384,991 |
74 |
5,203 |
19.2 |
69 |
| Moore |
20,964 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Morris |
13,212 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Motley |
1,428 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Nacogdoches |
63,040 |
4 |
15,760 |
6.3 |
160 |
| Navarro |
49,807 |
3 |
16,602 |
6.0 |
162 |
| Newton |
15,594 |
1 |
15,594 |
6.4 |
159 |
| Nolan |
16,165 |
4 |
4,041 |
24.7 |
40 |
| Nueces |
326,193 |
107 |
3,049 |
32.8 |
20 |
| Ochiltree |
9,615 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Oldham |
2,319 |
1 |
2,319 |
43.1 |
9 |
| Orange |
89,253 |
23 |
3,881 |
25.8 |
36 |
| Palo Pinto |
28,865 |
1 |
28,865 |
3.5 |
176 |
| Panola |
23,397 |
2 |
11,699 |
8.5 |
140 |
| Parker |
111,082 |
12 |
9,257 |
10.8 |
121 |
| Parmer |
10,492 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Pecos |
17,389 |
2 |
8,695 |
11.5 |
118 |
| Polk |
45,621 |
7 |
6,517 |
15.3 |
92 |
| Potter |
119,866 |
18 |
6,659 |
15.0 |
96 |
| Presidio |
8,299 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Rains |
11,452 |
1 |
11,452 |
8.7 |
139 |
| Randall |
116,294 |
21 |
5,538 |
18.1 |
79 |
| Reagan |
3,608 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Real |
3,151 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Red River |
14,404 |
2 |
7,202 |
13.9 |
104 |
| Reeves |
13,397 |
3 |
4,466 |
22.4 |
50 |
| Refugio |
8,201 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Roberts |
926 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Robertson |
16,959 |
2 |
8,480 |
11.8 |
117 |
| Rockwall |
62,825 |
5 |
12,565 |
8.0 |
145 |
| Runnels |
11,646 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Rusk |
49,082 |
6 |
8,180 |
12.2 |
114 |
| Sabine |
10,599 |
1 |
10,599 |
9.4 |
130 |
| San Augustine |
9,455 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| San Jacinto |
24,208 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| San Patricio |
74,072 |
17 |
4,357 |
23.0 |
48 |
| San Saba |
6,502 |
2 |
3,251 |
30.8 |
23 |
| Schleicher |
3,126 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Scurry |
16,725 |
1 |
16,725 |
6.0 |
163 |
| Shackelford |
3,341 |
3 |
1,114 |
89.8 |
4 |
| Shelby |
26,461 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Sherman |
3,323 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Smith |
190,440 |
43 |
4,429 |
22.6 |
49 |
| Somervell |
8,299 |
3 |
2,766 |
36.1 |
14 |
| Starr |
61,508 |
3 |
20,503 |
4.9 |
170 |
| Stephens |
9,866 |
20 |
493 |
202.7 |
1 |
| Sterling |
1,455 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Stonewall |
1,712 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Sutton |
4,459 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Swisher |
8,685 |
2 |
4,343 |
23.0 |
47 |
| Tarrant |
1,635,837 |
255 |
6,415 |
15.6 |
91 |
| Taylor |
127,885 |
38 |
3,365 |
29.7 |
26 |
| Terrell |
1,098 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Terry |
13,197 |
1 |
13,197 |
7.6 |
149 |
| Throckmorton |
1,888 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Titus |
30,069 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Tom Green |
105,888 |
23 |
4,604 |
21.7 |
53 |
| Travis |
873,093 |
233 |
3,747 |
26.7 |
31 |
| Trinity |
14,351 |
1 |
14,351 |
7.0 |
156 |
| Tyler |
21,345 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Upshur |
37,748 |
9 |
4,194 |
23.8 |
42 |
| Upton |
3,646 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Uvalde |
27,246 |
8 |
3,406 |
29.4 |
27 |
| Val Verde |
48,375 |
3 |
16,125 |
6.2 |
161 |
| Van Zandt |
53,114 |
9 |
5,902 |
16.9 |
85 |
| Victoria |
89,034 |
8 |
11,129 |
9.0 |
135 |
| Walker |
66,201 |
20 |
3,310 |
30.2 |
24 |
| Waller |
39,913 |
3 |
13,304 |
7.5 |
150 |
| Ward |
11,408 |
1 |
11,408 |
8.8 |
138 |
| Washington |
31,799 |
4 |
7,950 |
12.6 |
112 |
| Webb |
236,952 |
37 |
6,404 |
15.6 |
90 |
| Wharton |
43,718 |
2 |
21,859 |
4.6 |
173 |
| Wheeler |
5,100 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Wichita |
133,986 |
20 |
6,699 |
14.9 |
97 |
| Wilbarger |
14,815 |
5 |
2,963 |
33.7 |
19 |
| Willacy |
21,720 |
1 |
21,720 |
4.6 |
172 |
| Williamson |
343,927 |
70 |
4,913 |
20.4 |
64 |
| Wilson |
39,524 |
5 |
7,905 |
12.7 |
111 |
| Winkler |
7,500 |
1 |
7,500 |
13.3 |
108 |
| Wise |
56,299 |
9 |
6,255 |
16.0 |
89 |
| Wood |
40,585 |
20 |
2,029 |
49.3 |
7 |
| Yoakum |
7,889 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Young |
18,027 |
4 |
4,507 |
22.2 |
51 |
| Zapata |
14,156 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Zavala |
12,350 |
1 |
12,350 |
8.1 |
144 |
| Texas Total |
23,464,827 |
4,073 |
5,761 |
17.4 |
| Out of State |
|
134 |
| Total Licensees |
|
4,207 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source: Professional Licensing and Certification Unit, Department of State Health Services - December 8, 2006
Prepared by: Texas Department of State Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Health Professions Resource Center, December 11, 2006.
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